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This resource is guide was created by CCSSO and WestEd's Center for ...

This resource is guide was created by CCSSO and WestEd's Center for School Turnaround as a comprehensive resource. Topics covered include:-What is a Needs Assessment-Types of Needs Assessments-Designing a Needs Assessment (which includes: elements of a needs assessment, importance on stakeholder engagement, steps in a needs assessment, and methods of data collection)-Improvement Process (which includes: improvement cycle theory of action, planning and implementing change, working with frameworks)-Key Decision Points

This post explores a teacher-facing view of personalized learning. Specifically, what implications ...

This post explores a teacher-facing view of personalized learning. Specifically, what implications does a personalized learning environment have on instructional practices? In a personalized learning environment, there is a fundamental shift to the relationship between learner and teacher. Learner and teacher are repositioned and their relationship becomes interdependent.

This posts focuses on learners and the shifts in role they experience ...

This posts focuses on learners and the shifts in role they experience as learning becomes a personalized, purposeful experience for them. An important change in role is a shift towards working on a customized learning path with the intent of achieveing proficiency.

SAM is an acronym that stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. ...

SAM is an acronym that stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. This site provides some examples on how to use SAMR as a strategy to support higher-level thinking skills.

This resource may be reproduced free of charge for use and study within schools but they may not be reproduced (either in whole or in part) and offered for commercial sale. (Copyright Random House Australia 2010)

This kit contains an introduction, notes on genre, structure and style, pre-reading, background notes, themes, motifs and symbols, character analysis, and activities for "Absolutely True Diary of a Pary-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie.

Stage 1: Digging Into the Data addresses the question “Do disparities in ...

Stage 1: Digging Into the Data addresses the question “Do disparities in school discipline exist in our school or district?” The guide provides a set of tasks to help determine your data needs, harvest the data you already have at your disposal, identify additional data you may need, disaggregate and analyze your data, and then develop preliminary findings.

Stage 2: Getting at the Roots of Disparities addresses the question “What are the root causes of our disparities in school discipline?” You will learn how to dig deeper and conduct a root cause analysis to understand why disparities exist in your discipline outcomes.

Stage 3: Creating an Action Plan addresses the question “How will root causes of disparities in school discipline be addressed?” This stage walks you through developing an action plan for eliminating the disparities discovered in your root cause analysis that can be implemented, monitored, and continuously improved over time.

The guide includes a Disciplinary Disparities Risk Assessment Tool to aid in data gathering and analysis. The tool contains a series of Microsoft Excel–based worksheets, with detailed instructions on the kind of data to gather and how to analyze your results using a set of key questions. The tool automatically generates visual data displays to enhance analysis. This tool can be used as-is, modified, or serve as a model for designing a tool that can integrate with or import data from an existing school or district database or student management system. The tool also can be used in concert with existing data collection efforts, such as those connected with positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS).

The guide also includes the following:• Templates to help plan and facilitate communication among stakeholders;• Real-world examples from schools and districts already experiencing success;• Sidebars and tip sheets to extend knowledge;• Links to useful resources;• Strategies for doing a thorough job without getting bogged down; and• Tips for undertaking tough conversations.

This is a template and resource for creating a basic logic model for programs. A logic model is a way to visually represent the parts of an initiative or program. It can be used for school or community-based programs, and is useful when writing grant applications, doing strategic planning and evaluating programs. It was created by the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative at UW-Madison, feel free to contact them with questions.

You can access the template through this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FM15yg46q4jHMg9sTJz94MReogSenjk6/view?usp=sharing

This resource is useful as a kinesthetic activity to reinforce the content ...

This resource is useful as a kinesthetic activity to reinforce the content on nucleic acids. Students can create a model that shows the three dimensional aspect of DNA and understand the helix shaped molecule and its components.

Contested Places is a Siftr-based activity that engages students in exploring their ...

Contested Places is a Siftr-based activity that engages students in exploring their school, neighborhood, or city as a contested place. You can view and comment on other people's examples or upload your own. In this activity your task is to locate places and spaces that are contested. You might ask: How do different people view and use this place? What uses cause conflict? How are these conflicts enacted and resolved? Who has power in this place? Who and what is excluded from this place? You may want to look at how people behave or act in the place, but don't forget to also pay attention to what you don't see.